“The style of offense when you’re pushing the tempo and you’re attacking and you’re looking for opportunities in the open court, that’s a fun style of basketball,” Spoelstra said. “Our guys enjoy playing that style, they’re committed to the conditioning level and the work ethic. … they’re willing to do it because they want to have fun they want to express athleticism and I think that’s what Heat fans can expect from this team next year.”

“Goran is a unique basketball player in this league,” said Spoelstra, , who visited Goran and Zoran Dragic in Slovania last weekend. “You don’t find many players that can attack, that can play fast, that can make other players better in that type of game. And he’s relentless in getting to the rim.

“I think young players gravitate to Goran. They want to play that style. They see the success in that kind of style, they see how he can help them in that style so it all works hand in hand.”

Spoelstra said “it only makes sense” for the Heat to maximize the strengths of their core players like Dragic, Hassan Whiteside and Justise Winslow.

“Their strengths are their speed, their athleticism,” he said. “Goran is one of the best fast-break, transition point guards in this game. He will force tempo regardless of how you want to play or how you want to defend. Goran is going to run.”